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  • LBJ READS MEMO EVALUATING ROBERT WEAVER AS POSSIBLE HUD SECRETARY; LBJ'S PERSONAL FEELINGS ABOUT WEAVER, WILKINS, OTHER CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS; ADAM CLAYTON POWELL'S, MIKE MANSFIELD'S OPPOSITION TO WEAVER, ALBERT THOMAS' SUPPORT FOR HIM; ROGER WILKINS
  • LBJ ASKS LINDSAY TO BE VICE CHAIRMAN OF COMMISSION TO STUDY CIVIL DISORDERS IN WAKE OF DETROIT RIOTS, READS FROM HIS STATEMENT ON FORMING COMMISSION, DISCUSSES APPOINTING OTTO KERNER TO CHAIR COMMISSION AND POSSIBLE OTHER MEMBERS
  • BUSBY READS DRAFT SPEECH FOR LBJ TO DELIVER AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, RECOMMENDS LBJ DELIVER THE SPEECH TONIGHT
  • Lady Bird discusses rugs for White House; Voting Rights Message; seating arrangements at Capitol for speech; LBJ's experiences at Cotulla; Lady Bird reads Cotulla part of speech; response from Democrats vs. Republicans; back to White House to visit